Giorno: 26 Gennaio 2023

Lottery winner burns through nearly $50 million before death

The winner of one of the largest EuroMIllions jackpots burned through most of his winnings before his death in 2019, new documents revealed. Colin Weir from North Ayrshire, Scotland, won a record-breaking ?161 million (roughly $257.6 million) in 2011, which still ranks as one of the largest jackpots handed out by the European lottery competition. […]

Syrian Kurdish-led forces capture Islamic State group commander in eastern Syria

Syrian Kurdish-led forces captured a local commander of the Islamic State group in eastern Syria as part of an ongoing operation targeting sleeper cells in the city of Raqqa, the U.S.-backed forces announced Thursday. The commander served as the chief of the extremist group’s faction for Raqqa and was among the 68 militants detained in […]

Will we ever grasp the utter futility of war?

Read More We all know that war has far-reaching consequences and that in the aftermath, the horror lingers on. And on. Still, war is an abstract concept when you’re watching rather than witnessing death and destruction, the loss of hope and the anger or shame that is the residue of conflict. So is inflicting an […]

Visitor to UK parliament made to cover ‘stop Brexit’ sticker on laptop

Read More A woman invited to parliament to attend the opening of an exhibition was asked to scratch off an old “stop Brexit” sticker from the top of her laptop before entering, the Guardian has been told. Anna Betz, 66, a retired social worker, was told she had to remove the sticker in case she […]

California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff to run for US Senate held by Feinstein

Post Content California Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. “We’re in the fight of our lives–a fight I’m ready to lead as California’s next U.S. Senator,” Schiff tweeted, sharing a video announcing his campaign. Schiff joins Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., who […]

Reporter’s Notebook: The Ayatollah’s Off-Ramp?

Nuclear negotiations were stalled to begin with, but the protests that have been happening in waves across Iran since September and the brutal crackdown that has ensued have made doing business with the Islamic Republic that much more complicated. More than 500 people have been killed, 19,000 arrested and at least four have been executed […]